Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 66.252 — REPORTING OF INFORMATION BY LOCAL ENTITIES

CR § 66.252Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 66. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD SYSTEM · Art. F. DATA COLLECTION AND SUBMISSION

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(a)The Department of Public Safety and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice by rule shall develop reporting procedures that:

(1)ensure that the offender processing data is reported from the time an offender is arrested until the time an offender is released; and

(2)provide measures and policies designed to identify and eliminate redundant reporting of information to the criminal justice information system.

(b)The arresting law enforcement agency shall prepare a uniform incident fingerprint card described by Article 66.251 and initiate the reporting process for each offender charged with:

(1)a felony;

(2)a misdemeanor for which a term of confinement may be imposed; or

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Legislative history

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 770 (H.B. 1528), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 934 (H.B. 3774), Sec. 16.02, eff. September 1, 2021.